I first heard about the Pinball Hall of Fame from Yelp! about a month ago. When I heard that they had dozens of old pinball machines & old school video games, I knew I had to take my son there to check it out. The hall of fame is located on East Tropicana in a nondescript, older shopping mall. A small vinyl banner hangs above the entrance of the hall of fame, hardly what you would expect for a HOF!
Pinball Lord @ the Pinball Hall of Fame
Posted in Family Life, Nostalgia, Weirdness
Tagged creepshow, creepy, donkey kong, Las Vegas, nevada, nv, pinball, pinball hall of fame, space invaders, tempest, the dark backward
I workout at the gym at least five times during the week. On some occasions I will workout twice in a day….so I’m in the gym a lot. I’ve been on this workout schedule for approximately five years now. I workout at two different gyms, 24 Hour Fitness & the Stirling Club. Over the past year I’ve developed a strong dislike for personal trainers because of the behavior I’ve witnessed at both gyms. I don’t have a personal trainer and have only trained with one once, back in 1991.
So, you might be asking yourself, why do I dislike them? Here’s why: Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged 24 hour fitness, fitness, gym, Las Vegas, nevada, personal trainers, pet peeves, workout
So, the other day when I saw the guy in the Spiderman outfit, I thought that would be the only crazy guy I’d see for a while. Boy, was I wrong! Just today I saw this guy in a Little Ceasar’s Pizza suit on the corner of Ft Apache Rd & Spring Mtn Rd promoting a new pizza place, LOL! It was 109 degrees again today…..the nut jobs keep on coming! I love living in Las Vegas!
First Spiderman, now Caesar! Who's next?
So I’m driving down the Las Vegas Strip the other day with my Son heading to Planet Hollywood to grab lunch at The Earl of Sandwich and we see this guy in a Spiderman costume. Keep in mind that it’s 109 degrees here! This is the part of living in Vegas that I love the most……people watching. Only in Vegas !
109 Degrees in Vegas & he's in a Spiderman Suit, Classic!
MGM Mirage has sought permission from it’s shareholders to change it’s name from MGM Mirage to MGM Resorts International. (Click here for the full article from the LVRJ)
You might ask yourself, “what’s the big deal?”….
Well, how would you like to be in charge of re-branding a company of that size? With over 13 properties on the Las Vegas Strip alone, it is a monumental task! Their website lists Bellagio, Monte Carlo, New York New York, Circus Circus, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, City Center, Aria, Vdara, Excalibur, Luxor, The Mirage and THEhotel at Mandalay Bay as major brands on the Strip.
Projects of this magnitude usually include huge marketing campaigns designed to increase the awareness of the new brand. Do you realize how many matchbooks, napkins, towels, property & corporate signs, etc. will have to be changed? The task is enormous and expensive. The cost is measured in millions of dollars and will take many months.
There are many reasons for changing your name and re branding your company. Repositioning or changing public opinion are two of the most common reasons for re-branding. MGM Mirage has a strong position in the gaming industry and as far as I know, the public doesn’t have a negative opinion of their company.
In today’s economy, where every dollar spent is under tremendous scrutiny, you have to wonder why make the name change now? Is there a clear advantage and ROI to be obtained by making the name change? The rumor is MGM Mirage will be selling The Mirage property, necessitating a name change. We may never know the real answers to those questions, but it will be interesting to find out over the next few months.
Peter's Perspective 